river birch –
undressing
in the wind
*
the solid bones of elk antlers
or branches of a limber pine –
memory
bobcat with mange
unwatered plants
also dying
*
mountain lion
her land, before ours
invasive plants
*
scent of orange blossoms –
memories of my late grandma
who planted this tree
yarrow seedlings
pop up a week later –
each moment a small beginning
*
stopped in my tracks
by a primrose blooming –
I, too, will overcome this
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